Welcome

 

Once upon a time in 1997...

In 1997, University Colleges (Master in Industrial Engineering) were urged to start up activities of applied research in close cooperation with Flemish industry. The Flemish Institute for the Promotion of Industrial Innovation (IWT) was asked by the Flemish Government to manage these actions. With the kick-off of the first research project "Optical characterization of solar cells", the "Light & Lighting Laboratory" started his activities officially. 

Research activities

At this moment, the main research items are:

  • Lighting and energy efficiency
  • Optical design of secondary optics using ray-tracing software
  • Appearance (colour and gloss)
  • New light sources (LED, OLED)
  • Photovoltaics: cells, modules and stand-alone systems

 

Measurement facilities

The laboratory is equipped with the appropriate measurement instruments for optical characterization of materials and of sources: spectral intensity, spectral radiance, luminous intensity distributions, colour and colour temperature, specular and diffuse reflectance and transmittance, spectral BSDF, spectral response, near-field goniometer, QE of phosphors.

 

Membership

The laboratory is an active member within CIE and cooperates with several universities and more than 70 companies, especially SME. The laboratory combines research activities (PhD research) with activities of industrial support (characterizations, optical design, seminars, . . .).

 

How to find us?

Postal address

Light&Lighting Laboratory
KU Leuven, technologiecampus Gent
Gebroeders De Smetstraat 1
9000 Gent
Belgium


Telephone, fax, e-mail

t1: +32 9 265 86 10
t2: +32 9 265 87 13
f: +32 9 225 62 69

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